Saint Leander, Archbishop of Seville

A Book on the Teaching of Nuns and a Homily in Praise of the Church
Herausgeber: Martyn, John R. C.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Saint Leander played a major part, against all odds, in spreading the true faith throughout Spain for the first time. This translation of Leander's rules for a nun's life provides an important addition to such literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780739127711
• ISBN-10: 0739127713
• Artikelnr.: 25468084

Autorenporträt

Edited by John R. C. Martyn

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Summary of Leander's Life Chapter 3 (a) The
Latin Text Chapter 4 (b) Historical Evidence Chapter 5 (c) Leander's
Literary Style Chapter 6 (d) Dates for Leander and His Family Part 7
Biography of Leander Chapter 8 Biographical Note (Notitia) Chapter 9
Isidore of Seville's Biography of Leander Chapter 10 Isidore's Latin Poems
Chapter 11 The Life and Works of Leander Part 12 On the Teaching of Nuns
and Contempt for the Other World Chapter 13 Introduction Chapter 14 Chapter
1 Let laywomen be shunned Chapter 15 Chapter 2 Let holy men be avoided
Chapter 16 Chapter 3 A nun should avoid young men Chapter 17 Chapter 4 On
abstinence Chapter 18 Chapter 5 A nun must not talk to a man on her own
Chapter 19 Chapter 6 A nun must pray and read continually Chapter 20
Chapter 7 Hebraic scriptures not to be read literally Chapter 21 Chapter 8
On the degree of fasting Chapter 22 Chapter 9 On the use of wine Chapter 23
Chapter 10 How far should a nun bathe Chapter 24 Chapter 11 Laughter, a sin
for a nun Chapter 25 Chapter 12 How should slaves be judged on becoming
nuns Chapter 26 Chapter 13 On the choice of an older nun with regard to
individuals Chapter 27 Chapter 14 A nun must be equable in poverty and in
abundance Chapter 28 Chapter 15 On the allowance and prohibition of meats
Chapter 29 Chapter 16 A nun must stay in the convent where she started
Chapter 30 Chapter 17 How may a private life be avoided Chapter 31 Chapter
18 A nun must not have anything of her own in the convent Chapter 32
Chapter 19 A nun must not swear an oath Chapter 33 Chapter 20 A nun on her
own should not talk with another nun alone Chapter 34 Chapter 21 A nun must
not want to return to the secular world Part 35 Leander's Homily Chapter 36
Homily in Praise of the Church (in eleven sections) Chapter 37 An Epitaph
for Saints Leander, Isidore, and Florentine Part 38 Leander's Links with
Pope Gregory Chapter 39 Letters between Pope Gregory, Leander, and Reccared
Chapter 40 A Poem Praising Leander and Masona Chapter 41 Addendum: Pope
Gregory's Treatment of Nuns in Rome